12:56pm–Police located a black Volkswagen wanted in a number of assaults including the robbery/shooting on Clinton Avenue. They followed the car towards Trumbull Gardens when the suspect fled from the car on Oakleaf Street. A brief foot pursuit followed and they apprehended and arrested the suspect on Rainbow Road. A firearm was recovered.
10:01am–#Fairfield CT– Firefighters on the scene on Penfield Road for a basement fire. EMS was dispatched for a homeowner with smoke inhalation.
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POLICE UPDATE: #Bridgeport CT– On Thursday, April 26th I first told you of an individual who showed up at Bridgeport Hospital stabbed in the eye. Police identified the man as Carl James, 23 of West Liberty Street, Bridgeport. Police Chief AJ Perez said that the victim was sitting in a car with his girlfriend at Norman and Fairfield Avenue. Police are trying to piece the story together but the victim is not cooperating. The man’s injuries were serious enough to transport him to Yale New Haven Hospital. Earlier in the day two teens were shot on Norman Street, police do not believe they are connected but are not ruling it out.
6:34pm–#Bridgeport CT– A man just showed up at Bridgeport Hospital who was stabbed in the eye in the area of Norman and Fairfield Avenue.
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6:15pm–#Bridgeport CT– Reports of shots fired at the basketball courts near Nanny Goat Park and the masked suspect fled in a car down Linen Street. So far no one or anything reported hit.
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1:30pm–#Bridgeport CT– A 16 and 17-year-old were shot on Norman Street. Police have no suspects but are checking surveillance video. On was shot in the stomach and the other in the elbow. Police say it is non-life-threatening injuries.
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4:55pm–#Bridgeport CT– Police are involved in a foot pursuit on Ortega near Reservoir Avenue. If you live in the area and see a black male in a burgundy hoodie running through your backyard call 911.
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12:19pm–#Bridgeport CT– A parole officer happen to be in the area of Sedgewick and North Avenue and found two young children around the age of 3 wandering the streets alone. Police are on the way.
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HARTFORD, CT – Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman applauded the state House of Representatives for the passage today of S.B. 4, An Act Assisting Students Without Legal Immigration Status With The Cost Of College, in a bipartisan manner. The legislation passed the Senate with bipartisan support last week. Governor Malloy has requested immediate transmission of the bill and will sign it as soon as possible.
“Dreamers are part of the fabric of this state,” Governor Malloy said. “They have been educated in our public schools, worked in our small businesses – and started small businesses of their own, paid taxes, and served in our military. Yet until now, they have not had access to the very financial aid that they pay into at our colleges and universities. The legislature has rightly taken long overdue action to correct this injustice, and I applaud the members who supported this commonsense legislation. At the same time, President Trump has rescinded protections for Dreamers, and his Republican allies in Congress have refused to take any action. None of this is a substitute for much-needed federal legislation, but Connecticut can and will continue to do everything in our power to stand up for the rights of these residents.”
“Dreamers pay into the financial aid system and should be able to participate – it’s a matter of basic fairness, and it’s an important part of building an educated workforce,”Lt. Governor Wyman said. “We are a nation built by immigrants just like the Dreamers. Men and women who are informed and engaged in our communities, who work hard, and who love this nation. Connecticut proudly ensures these students, young people who have called the U.S. home for most of their lives, have the same opportunity to build a strong future as everyone else.”
9:50pm–#Stratford CT– First responders on the way to Barnum Avenue and Califonia Street for a 15 year old male who was shot in the chest with a nail gun and the nail went through his back. Police are on scene and he is not reported to be conscious according to the radio reports.
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5:05pm–#Bridgeport CT- Heavy black smoke was seen over the East End from an attic fire at 449 Newfield Avenue. Firefighters were challenged to get in the attic as there was no front stairway to the attic. The firefighters had to go up the stairs from one apartment through a hallway and then up to the attic. Everyone made it out safely, one person suffered smoke inhalation. Red Cross is on the way to help those who live there.
